Essentra's $455 million acquisition of Clondalkin Group's specialist packaging division (SPD) includes five folding carton plants in the US and four in Europe focused on pharmaceuticals and healthcare.

Diamond Packaging won 10 awards in the 71st annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, the industry's premier showcase for all that is new and outstanding in paperboard packaging design and technology. Awards were presented last month at the PPC Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA.

At the ceremony for the German Packaging Awards 2014 DS Smith l Packaging Division D-A-CH once again proved its innovative strength. The display and packaging specialist was awarded the coveted trophy not once, but twice for attention-grabbing display solutions.

Warren, the UK's leading independent cartonboard and graphical board and paper stockist, has announced that its new converting facility is now fully operational and at full capacity, with the potential to increase its capacity further with the introduction of a shift system.

Smurfit Kappa celebrates the opening of a new Bag-in-Box® plant in Ibi, Spain, meeting a growing demand in the Mediterranean region.

The ultra-modern facility, which has seen an investment of €28m by the company, boasts itself as one of the world's leading Bag-in-Box® plants, integrating the production of taps and bags under one roof.